Numbers & a/an

• Engels
• Secundair onderwijs

How many animals can you name in 30 seconds?

The numbers

Lets practise!

Do exercise 9 in your coursebook

How to use articles

We use         before words beginning with a consonant sound.

We use           before words beginning with a vowel sound.

Garfield is a comic strip created by Jim Davis. The characters are a cat, his owner Jon Arbuckle, an active dog called Odie and Jon's girlfriend Liz. Garfield is an amazing cat, but also a lazy one. He can talk, eat and cause a lot of trouble.

a

an

How to use articles

We use a before words beginning with a consonant sound.

e.g. a cat, a horse, a university

We use an before words beginning with a vowel sound.

e.g. an insect, an elephant, an hour

a

an

car

snake

universe

apple

hour

actor

chair

orange

priest

autograph

Let's practise!

Take your coursebook on page 33 and do exercise twelve.

What have we learnt today?

When do we use a?

When do we use an?